Today GM’s connected cars don’t connect much. But this fall, we could be in for a surprise. It’s completely overhauling its telematics and infotainment systems and is promising a plethora of… Read more »
iHeartRadio hearts talk: The Clear Channel-owned online radio platform is adding podcasts, talk radio shows and direct contributions from listeners to its program. Read more »
We talk psychedelic royalty spats, get really high with some well connected balloons and try not to crash our brains on the internet while pregnant. Read more »
Musicians and popular radio service Pandora are throwing mud at each other again. Who do you side with? Here’s an easy-to-read Q&A to explain the issues. Read more »
Ford cars with Sync AppLink can now get two Sirius XM feeds, a live one from a satellite and its on-demand internet radio service channeled through a smartphone. Read more »
If Apple can pay the record labels more than the law requires and still make a profit, why should the law continue to allow other web-radio services to pay less? Read more »
By taking an equity stake in the Vevo, Google would create a liquidity event that ultimately could help Universal divest its stake at a respectable valuation, while buying some goodwill for… Read more »
Pandora’s CEO Joe Kennedy is leaving the company after a fiscal quarter that saw both growing revenue and big losses. Kennedy will stay on until a successor is named. Read more »
Whatever Apple ends up doing in the streaming space, improving the nexus between music discovery and music acquisition is likely to be a big part of it. Maybe iBeats by Dre… Read more »
The music streaming deals struck over the next few months could go a long way toward determining which streaming service providers succeed and which don’t, as well as the long-term value… Read more »